We attempted family photos this weekend and one of my children was crying through the first half due to having a sleepover the night before and staying up until 4 am. Then, once he was finally in a happy place the toddler decided it was her turn and refused to take a pic with her brothers or smile for any further photography. Really!? I joke but it was quite upsetting for this mama who takes family photos just once a year. I don’t print a lot of our photos so these are important for that reason alone. Sooo…since ours are sure to be quite the hot mess I thought I’d share a few tips with hopes yours go a little smoother. I recommend picking a favorite piece/outfit – whether for you, the hubs or one of the kids then build the rest from there. I did this by selecting my oldest son’s dress shirt first {example of the boy’s tops + Ella’s below}. It was perfect because I knew we all had great blues in our closets, but none were quite the same. His button-up kind of brought all of them together. I wore an Eliza J sweater dress I picked […]